Found in a Bookshop

by Stephanie Butland

if what to read is your only worry, then you shouldn’t be worried at all.

‘Make sure you marry someone who laughs at the same things you do.’

There are so many kids who don’t have a hot meal unless they are at school. And I’m supposed to care about their exam results.’

He wants their learning to be meaningful and useful. If someone who expects to fail – who has no confidence, no incentive – can get a D grade rather than an F, George is delighted.